NURSING ASSISTANT - 6 MAIN

Nursing Assistant - 6 Main

36 hours per week. 3 12 hour shifts Night Shift. Hours : 6p-6 : 30a. Assists in the safe care of the patient on the 6 Main unit as directed. Assists in maintaining safe and efficient unit operations and utilizes excellent customer service skills. Permitted to change patient from portable O2 to wall O2. Education Minimum : High School Diploma or equivalent Preferred : Current enrollment or completion of a nursing assistant training program Registration / Certification / Licensure : Healthcare Provider CPR Experience Minimum : N / A Preferred : Previous experience working as a nursing assistant in an acute care facility Other Requirements : Comprehensive Crisis Management per policy. Responsible to safely access, transport, and handle single dose medications to include prescription and non-prescription medications. Responsible to safely access, transport, and handle sharps, such as needles, suture kits, lancets, syringes, etc.

Physical Requirements : The following frequency definitions apply to all Physical Requirements unless otherwise noted : Occasional : (0-1 / 3 of day, 0 - 2.5 hrs / day, 1 - 4 reps / hr) Frequent : (1 / 3 -2 / 3 of day, 2.5 - 5.5 hrs / day, 5 -24 reps / hr) Constant : (>

2 / 3rd of day, >

5.5 hrs / day, >

24 reps / hr) NOTE : An asterisk (

• ) indicates that the item is an essential function. Non-Material Handling Standing
• Remaining on one's feet in an upright position remaining stationary - FREQUENT Walking
• Remaining upright on one's feet, and moving about - CONSTANT Sitting
• Body remains in a seated position - OCCASIONAL Stooping
• To bend the body downward and forward by bending the spine at the waist - FREQUENT Bending
• To flex the upper body forward - FREQUENT Twisting
• To rotate the upper body forward - FREQUENT Climbing
• To move the body in any direction on equipment or structures that do not include stairs or ladders - OCCASIONAL Ladders
• To ascend and descend ladders - N / A Stairs
• To ascend and descend stairs - OCCASIONAL Kneeling
• To move the body downwards and come to rest on both hands and both knees - OCCASIONAL Squatting
• To move the body downwards by bending both knees - OCCASIONAL Crouching
• To bend the body forward and downward by bending the spine and the legs - OCCASIONAL Crawling
• To move the body forward or backwards on hands and knees - OCCASIONAL Reaching Horizontal
• To extend the arms and hands outward, remaining under shoulder height - OCCASIONAL Reaching Overhead
• To extend the arms and hands up and out over shoulder height - FREQUENT Grasping
• Using functional gripping of the hand to handle an object - FREQUENT Finger Manipulation
• To manipulate objects with the use of fingers - CONSTANT Seeing
• Using visual feedback to accomplish a task or activity - CONSTANT Hearing
• Using sound feedback to accomplish a task or activity - CONSTANT Repetitive Upper Extremity Use
• Using the arms and / or hands continuously or more than 2 / 3 of the total time - CONSTANT Repetitive Lower Extremity Use
• Using the legs and / or feet continuously or more than 2 / 3 of the total time - N / A Material Handling Pushing
• To exert a force upon an object in order to move it in a certain direction Pushing refers to moving an object away from the person. FREQUENT 20# - 50# Pulling
• To exert a force upon an object in order to move it in a certain direction Pulling refers to moving an object towards the person. OCCASIONAL 20# - 50# Lift
• Floor to Waist OCCASIONAL 20# - 50# Lift
• Waist to shoulder FREQUENT Up to 20# Carrying
• To transport an object or article using the arms or hands (>

10 feet) FREQUENT Up to 20# Environmental Factors Working alone - N / A Working in cramped quarters - OCCASIONAL Constant interruptions

6.4 Calisthenics (push up, pull up, sit up, vigorous effort), carrying groceries upstairs, shoveling coal, bailing hay, fire fighting, sawing by hand, splitting wood. As relates to this position : Sedentary to Light